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The event lost number two and three-time winner Andy Roddick in the third round, with defeat likely to knock the US player out of the top 10 for the first time since 2006.

In the other quarter-final clash, Argentine David Nalbandian was playing Frenchman Gilles Simon in a battle between players returning from long-term injuries.

Berdych, who lost the Wimbledon final five weeks ago to Rafael Nadal, admitted that he ran out of puff after a tardy finish on a rain-hit Thursday in the capital.

"I wanted to play good, but there was no chance. I didn't even get 12 hours between matches," he complained, threatening not to return to the event.

"This is a really bad experience for a top seed. I was not 100- per-cent ready. It's sad for me."

Malisse, ranked 62nd to the Berdych's eighth, spent just over two hours in constructing his upset, firing seven aces to eight for his opponent. The 30-year-old Belgian broke on four occasions - including the final game - to go through.

"I played my best in the third set, I got a lot of free points with my first serve and I served well."

The low-profile Berdych was playing for the first time since his Wimbledon to remember, where he beat Roger Federer in the quarter- final before losing the title match to Nadal.

"I felt I was still asleep in the first set," he said after ending his previous match at midnight due to a day of rain.

Malisse also ended a late-nighter but was unbothered by scheduling.

Baghdatis, a winner of titles at the end of 2009 and start of 2010, needed an hour and three-quarters to advance over Spain's Verdasco, managing seven aces and four breaks of serve.

Number 10 Verdasco lost to Baghdatis in the pair's first career meeting.